I know it shouldn't even be allowed

I agree

You can't believe?? Dude, apple products are trash and are not meant to be repaired

I can. It's Apple.

it was a ‘disposable’ item, never intended for repair.

Okay, I just finished and charging the battery. I had a little difficulty soldering the new one in. I pulled the tab back up and soldered the backside of the tab, along with the board, then folded the tab back down while holding it down with a tool, then heating up with the soldering iron. It booted up just fine & watched some KZfaq already! Thanks!

You are welcome!

You're welcome!

I use flux core solder, medium temp on iron

Even if you do it yourself, you may break it even more. I once stuffed up an different device because the screen cracked from the heat gun, and I severed a ribben cable as well. The costs ended up amounting to more than I could get second hand. Companies like Apple, Samsung, and more, are absolutely cunts. Especially Apple.

The thickness of the newer phones are partly due to the size and strength of the battery needed to power the phone.

You can use a larger capacity as long as the voltage is close. I’ve used 7th and 8th gen batteries on the 5, 6th gen…

It helps to mend the solder onto the battery terminal and board together.

@@TheFixTechThank you for the reply! I should have clarified. You applied solder to the connectors of the battery that was getting replaced. I was just wondering the need to apply solder at that point as well. I mean I still did it. I’m not questioning your method at all by the way. Thanks to this video, I now have a working iPod! Thank you again!

You can use any soldering iron, does not have to be an expensive one. I use flux core solder.

I mean yeah i did this on my ipod touch it's a 6th gen and I kinda knew the battery was bad because well it died real fast and also when charging it would jump to like 70 percent from like 20 percent now it charges somewhat normally for me now still a little fast to me me but not like before not in the slightest and it lasts waaay longer than what it did but it's a 1000 mha battery it was kinda tired to start with because they want it like paper thin so battery suffers. It still gives me a lot of use for music when I'm in my car works great. But thing is what some say which is confusing is that they say it can be the actual battery or something else on the iPod that just like died and saps away the battery and well you got like a 50/50 shot on which it could be which sucks I've heard that (tronixs fix and dankpods on a colab) the battery has been changed but still drains heaps quick but you still gotta do it to find that out

It should just be the same battery life as a brand new iPod. Though, it depends on the quality and condition of the replacement battery.

It’s actually easy tbh

Yeah these were my exact thoughts too. I do have a soldering gun, but not worth taking this effort just to repair an old iPod. If I were good at soldering it would be less of a turn off, but unfortunately I'm not :( Last time I repaired an old phone's power buttons via solder it turned out to be an excruciating trial-and-error experience. Had to buy more button replacements due to screwing it up so much. Never again.

@@DogeFrom2014 I feel you bro. I know my limitations. I could do it but it would take alot of practice and it just isn't worth it. I'd rather pay someone to do it right

@@beyondbeleef1013 Tbh at this point I'd rather just buy another iPod touch lol. I have the 5th gen and a second hand 6th gen only costs $60-100 on FB marketplace

@@DogeFrom2014 I'd go that route too but I have so many songs on there and I don't even know all of them by memory so I'd never be able to replace all of them

@@DogeFrom2014

I really like the audio on this video. Great work!👋🏻

Yes you can use the 5th gen battery in the 6th gen, but I don’t recommend that as the 6th gen has a slightly better battery. I usually install a 6th gen battery into the 5th gen, but not the other way around.

@@TheFixTech thank you so much! I asked the question because I cannot find a 6th gen battery anywhere even online here in our country.

@@TheFixTech thank you so much! I asked the question because I cannot find a 6th gen battery anywhere even online here in our country.

@@laurencephil5425 In regards to performance. The 5th gen is like a turtle compared to 6th! Lol

You make everything look so simple. So informative.

Pwede pa repair ng battery ng iPod 6th gen ko.

What should the average screen on time be for this ipod?

How much would you charge for doing this for me???

So I started this following the footage but when it came to removing the inner plate mine wouldn’t come away as the touch button cable is connected to the frame… yours just pulls away leaving the home button in situ ?

Unfortunately no, soldering is required. The tool is not too expensive and can be useful in the future.

@@TheFixTech ooh Alright. Thank you sir for answering my question! 😊😊

If only the battery was damaged, if the board has water damage then no.

You can use a blow dryer. See my video named "How to open iPod touch 5th & 6th generation without damage for battery replacement or screen repair"

@@ubreakitirepairit3569 thank you, saved your vid for later👌☺️

Depending on the type of solder, I use flux core at about 500 degrees.

I read that the unit may retain the memory of the bad battery. So the advice I read was to drain the battery completely and then recharge. The person said they did this twice and then saw an improvement in the battery performance. It's worth a try.

Yes.

Yes. They'll still replace batteries for 6th and 7th gen. Anything older and you're on your own.

It won’t

Don’t throw it in a river, just keep it in a drawer until you want to fix it. Even if you don’t ever do, you can use it as a paper weight.

Me too is it maybe a bad battery